May 2026

Helen Hayes voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Peter Kyle voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Diana Johnson voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Included in that list of achievements is the £12 billion deal signed last September to bring new nuclear to Hartlepool, making Hartlepool one of the biggest clean energy economies in this country. Does the Secretary of State agree that as we secure energy security, we must also secure economic security for those parts of the country that are left behind?

Mark Ferguson voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Parliamentary appearance by John McDonnell

Parliamentary appearance by Carla Lockhart

Wes Streeting voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

David Mundell voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

The shadow Minister talked about his party’s ambition for new nuclear in this country, but can he remind the House how many new nuclear plants his party opened during their tenure in charge?

Parliamentary appearance by Adam Jogee

Sarah Champion voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Parliamentary appearance by Linsey Farnsworth

Andy McDonald voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Emma Lewell voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

I come with good news: with increased funding from the Government, uncapped sitting days and improved disposal rates, backlogs in the Crown courts are falling. At the Old Bailey in 2025, the backlog fell by a quarter, in Chelmsford it fell by 10%, and Maidstone saw a 5% reduction. The truth is that proper funding for our courts and uncapped sitting days are bringing down the backlogs, but the Government are choosing to ignore that data and are persisting in taking a sledgehammer to jury trials,

The Government are talking a good game on reducing the cycle of reoffending, but meaningful prison education plays a key role in that objective. Recent analysis has found a significant decrease in the core education hours in public sector prisons. That has been seen most acutely in female prisons, where there has been a fall of 30%. What is the Minister doing to reverse that decline in education hours across all prisons, end the postcode lottery that we see currently, and ensure that obligations

Simon Opher voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Emma Foody voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Given the huge sums that the Secretary of State is talking about, what I want to raise might appear relatively trivial, but for my community it is quite significant. We have a charity called Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre, which used a lake where local young people in particular could learn to sail and canoe. That lake was taken over by HS2 as part of the route and has not been available for six years. An alternative was not identified until very recently—again, that is part of the decisio